I want to use win7 "forever" and never upgrade to win10

swarfendor437 said:

Why not do what Jim Phelps does? That way there won't be an issue on the Graphics front unless the games are intensive. I use Virtual Box but it limits the Graphics memory to 128 Mb even though I have a 2 Gb nVidia 620 card!

You mean I run Windows 8.1 as a VM in a Linux host? Well, it shouldn't be a problem when hardware gets better...

mrjimphelps said:

If you're willing to pay, you can now keep using Windows 7 with an additional three years of support from Microsoft:

Microsoft offers paid Windows 7 Extended Security Updates to Jan. 2023

SIW2 said:

jimphelps

I think that is a special service for volume license customers.

That is true - I have read that since posting the above. And I don't think it is possible any longer to become a Windows 7 volume license customer.

swarfendor437 said:

Why not do what Jim Phelps does? That way there won't be an issue on the Graphics front unless the games are intensive. I use Virtual Box but it limits the Graphics memory to 128 Mb even though I have a 2 Gb nVidia 620 card!

unaulindvii said:

You mean I run Windows 8.1 as a VM in a Linux host? Well, it shouldn't be a problem when hardware gets better...

I have a W7 VM and a W8.1 VM. Both Windows installs are 32-bit. My Linux host is 64-bit. The W8.1 VM is slower than the W7 VM; the W7 VM runs fast. The computer has 4 GB total of RAM, and I have allocated 2 GB to the W8.1 VM. If I work only in the W8.1 VM (i.e. if I don't switch back and forth between Linux and W8.1), the W8.1 VM runs reasonably well. But I am convinced that if I had more memory in the computer, and therefore could allocate more memory to the W8.1 VM, the VM would run a lot better.

I will soon be adding 8 GB to my computer; once I have done that, I will allocate 4 GB (rather than 2 GB) to the W8.1 VM, and 4 GB to the W7 VM. I believe that once I have done that, I will be able to run both VMs at the same time, and freely switch between W7, W8.1, and Linux Mint without any noticeable problems with performance.

Once all that is done, it won't matter what I run - Linux Mint, W7, or W8.1. If you are looking for a way to continue with a version of Windows that is older than W10, this seems like the most promising way to successfully do that.

Isn't it possible to do this?
1) Install Win10
2) Install classicshell
3) run a make-W10-exactly-like-W7 script, or program, or list of procedures

doesn't item 3 exist?

SIW2 said:

No.

I'm finding plenty of lists of procedures. Just don't know if any one of them is the most complete

How to Make Windows 10 Look and Feel Like Windows 7

anyone who wants to add links to other items needed below is welcome. Looking for constructive additions, trying to see what's possible rather than just throw in the towel.

how to make windows 10 run like windows 7

1) Install Win10
2) Install classicshell
3) How to Make Windows 10 Look and Feel Like Windows 7
4) O&O ShutUp10
5) ?
6) ?